‘Learning’ to Improve the Status of Women in India.

‘Learning’ to Improve the Status of Women in India.
Rural India: Discussing how Illiteracy and a poor Education System play a role in Gender Inequality.

The movie "Matrubhoomi" has been based in the rural areas of Bihar. The set-up is that of a village, which is entirely cut out from the 'real' world. The movie has tried to bring about a sort of awareness about the social problems the people face on a day to day basis. To give a brief overview of the movie before getting into the issues which have been discussed in this article - The villagers, maybe not entirely their fault, but they are on the verge of being completely illiterate, their is a lack of care for human life as we can see people ruthlessly ready to kill their own new born daughter, let alone a stranger. The natural human quality of greed is augmented in this particular village, much like any other rural set-up in India. In all this chaos it becomes difficult to remain sober and above it all, especially for the fickle minded common man. This Essay will discuss the Problems of Education and the extent of Gender Inequality in Rural India. It will touch topics which include the Privatization and the Poor Quality of Education, as well as the discrimination faced by the Women of Rural India.

In a modern society, education is a very important sector. Education, at the individual level helps in the process of socialisation. At the level of society, it ensures that wisdom and knowledge passes from one generation to the others and the new and modern knowledge is absorbed by the present generation. The government of every nation is particularly careful about the educational sector because it is crucial for the development of that nation. Thus traditionally the task of educating people has fallen on the government more, so, if the government has adopted welfare approach, as is done today by most nations.
It has been argued that privatisation of education is necessary from several stand points. In the...